Resources

Information on National Parks, walking tracks and tours of the Atherton Tablelands

Wet Tropics Information
Extensive guides to drives and walking tracks in our World Heritage Areas, with a comprehensive and searchable list of walks. Information on our World Heritage Areas, with visitor information, details on rainforest plants and animals, and the heritage of the rainforest aboriginals.

Tropical Topics Newsletter
Informative series of newsletters produced by the The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Wet tropics Management Authority. Find interesting articles from macropods of the Wet Tropics to Wet Tropics geology.

Lake Eacham Bird Species
Link to a pdf brochure of 186 species of birds found in the Lake Eacham area. This list is produced by BANQ with research from the Tableland National Park Volunteers.

Misty Mountains Walking Tracks
Misty Mountains is Australia’s first network of long distance walking trails in a high altitude rainforest environment. Over 130 kilometres of tracks have been constructed under a unique partnership between the shires of Eacham, Herberton, Cardwell and Johnstone, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS), Traditional Owners, and volunteers from Conservation Volunteers Australia.

Qld Govt EPA
This site lists National Parks and the walks within them. You can also find out about camping here.

Travel Related Sites

Tableland Trike Tours:The only way to tour the Tablelands is on the back of a 3 wheeling motortrike.Yungaburra Accommodation: Comprehensive website of Yungaburra and Yungaburra accommodation.Alans Wildlife Tours: Alan is a local Naturalist and Guide specialising in tree-kangaroos, birds and nocturnal mammal tours.Yungaburra Artist Gallery: Full Circle Studio and Gallery.Tableland Adventure Guides : Join them for an adventure in our pristine environment on the Atherton Tablelands. Breathe the clean air and swim in the sparkling creeks as they take you on a kayaking, walking and or cycling adventure to some of their favourite places.